Horn of Africa's Strategic News
Hargeisa — On April 10, 2026, the Republic of Djibouti held what its government called a presidential election. By the time results were announced, incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh had…
On the 1st of June, Ethiopians are scheduled to vote in the country’s seventh general election since 1995. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has promised it will be the best organised…
Hargeisa — A hydrocarbon agreement quietly signed between Somalia and Turkey in March 2024 has emerged as one of the most lopsided resource contracts in modern African history — granting…
Mogadishu — When Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as Farmaajo, attempted to extend his presidential term in 2021, it was Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who led the charge against him. Standing before…
Hargeisa/Mogadishu — Two significant developments are reshaping the security landscape of the Horn of Africa today. Turkey has officially confirmed the deployment of F-16 fighter jets to Somalia, while Somaliland…
Hargeisa — Israel has appointed Michael Lotem as its first ambassador to Somaliland, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, April 15, in the most concrete step yet in the…
Hargeisa — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has condemned Israel’s appointment of its first ambassador to Somaliland, calling on Israel to reverse its decision. Somaliland’s government responded with an unusually…
Berbera Times today publishes a comprehensive strategic policy brief prepared for Somaliland’s leadership and academic community, offering the most detailed open-source analytical framework yet produced for how Somaliland can secure…
Hargeisa — Somaliland’s economy posted notable gains in the past year, with Berbera Port recording a 27 percent increase in cargo throughput and the national budget growing by 20 percent,…
Hargeisa — As Somaliland intensifies its campaign for international recognition and touts its democratic record to Washington and the world, a troubling pattern of journalist detentions documented by the Committee…